CMM News - New equipment

Renovations Day 14
Monday, 04.02.2012
Our new training room is well on its way. This class room will be our new home for PC-DMIS, Romer, Polyworks and OGP training once it is complete.
PC-DMIS
The Portable CMM Has Made Great Strides
Monday, 12.20.2010
   The portable CMM has made great strides in the last few years. They are lighter, more accurate, easier to use, and more shop hardened. They also offer  easy-to-use software and CAD interfaces. They have become the measuring tool ...
Upgrade your Mitutoyo Coordinate Measuring Machine with PC-DMIS
Monday, 12.20.2010
   Due to  early penetration in the North American market, there are plenty of older Mitutoyo coordinate measuring machines(CMMs) in use and available for purchase, either through machinery dealers or auctions. In Canada, ...
The difference in Laser Measurement Devices
Monday, 12.20.2010
   Nowadays companies have many choices when it comes to laser measurement devices. The differences primarily boil down to what type of system carries the scanner. Scanners can be mounted on coordinate measuring machines, portable arms, ...
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Romer Absolute Arm
Monday, 12.20.2010
   Today, when we think of the portable CMM we automatically consider the portable arm. After 10 years on the market, this device has become an integral part of the measuring capability of many companies. Foremost among these products ...
portable CMM
Developments in the Field of Dimensional Measurement
Saturday, 12.18.2010
   When one looks at the developments in the field of dimensional measurement, one can see that much has happened since the 1980s. The mid-80s saw the advent of the CNC coordinate measuring machine.  Customers were starting to ...
How it works: Scanning in real-time
Friday, 11.26.2010
 Scanning in real-time The Artec 3D Scanner works just like a regular video camera, but instead of a two-dimensional image, the result is a three-dimensional one with speeds of up to 15 surfaces per second! Thus, the scanning process becomes ...
3d scanner
The New Renishaw PH10 Robotic Head
Thursday, 08.26.2010
   It may be news to many that the new PH10 from Renishaw now has a 20% improvement in repeatability plus increased long-term stability of the probe system. All three variants of the new PH10 heads are now supplied with ...
Leica Absolute Tracker
Thursday, 08.12.2010
   Most of us are familiar with the laser tracker, and really thus far there has not been much to differentiate any of the different brands from each other.  Now Leica has made a quantum leap in laser tracking technology.  The ...
Perceptron for CMMs and portable arms
Thursday, 08.12.2010
   Reputed to be the best laser scanning device for portable arm's Perceptron is now offering the same technology for retrofit to any coordinate measuring machine.  The beauty of this new laser scanning equipment is that there is ...
Amazing laser scanning equipment
Friday, 08.06.2010
   laser scanning equipment- The amazing new Artec, 3-D scanner is a portable 3-D camera that captures video each single frame of which is a three-dimensional image!  By simply walking around the object, capturing it with the ...
laser scanning equipment
The best Renishaw probes to use
Friday, 08.06.2010
   As a coordinate metrology house we are often asked, what are the best renishaw probes to use ?  Our answer is always the same -what kind of machine do you have and what are you try to measure?  The answer to the first ...
Upgrade your mitutoyo coordinate measuring machine
Friday, 08.06.2010
   The mitutoyo coordinate measuring machine is a prime candidate for a software upgrade or retrofit with PC-DMIS software.  One of the main reasons that Mitutoyo customers turn to PC-DMIS is the unique interface.  This ...
Leica AT401 Absolute Tracker
Thursday, 08.05.2010
   Portable CMM – The array of portable CMM's has now expanded dramatically with the introduction of the Leica AT 401 Absolute tracker.  What makes this tracker revolutionary is the tremendous portability available to the ...
The Flexibility of a Portable CMM
Thursday, 08.05.2010
   Portable CMM - everyone is familiar with the term CMM or coordinate measuring machine but more and more manufacturers are becoming familiar with the term portable CMM.  Nothing beats the flexibility of taking the measuring ...